TDOT said the western route also minimizes the impact to two active farms and a church.

Bernice Riddle, a resident in an affected home, said she just moved in last month and isn't finished unpacking.

"It is aggravating. We just got this place, we just moved in you know? You don't want to have to leave," Riddle said.

Several other residents in the neighborhood said they are looking forward to moving.

"I'm ready to go. There ain't no other way around it. I'm ready to go," said resident Sean Gehrisch. "We already found some more property that's got more acreage to build on. Make a better place for my son to have."

TDOT will compensate the affected homes. They also have the option to move to another lot in the community.

TDOT said it will be years before the project is complete. The Federal Highway Administration will make a decision on the final approval by the end of 2013.